The lust for blood
Subtitle: why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence
By: Jeffrey A. Kottler
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781616142285
Subjects: Violence in mass media; Violence; Popular culture; Psychological aspects
Description: Draws on interviews with perpetrators, victims, and "consumers" of violence, including several celebrities, to explore the public's morbid fascination with violence, murder, horror, and crime.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-290) and index.
Table of contents: title: Paradoxes of violence; title: From Roman to contemporary gladiators; title: True crime; title: Sports fans; title: Zombies, vampires, monsters; title: Serial killer groupies : attraction to predators; title: Moving violations and other eyewitness curiosities; title: Occupations of violence; title: The meaning of mayhem; title: What's normal and what's abnormal?; title: Exploring the forbidden; title: What the future holds.